tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post7903781847769259866..comments2024-03-20T16:05:23.293+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: The Jury Is OutDemetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-54527887649789448382013-02-22T11:48:53.663+00:002013-02-22T11:48:53.663+00:00The judge was wrong to criticise the jury. Indeed ...The judge was wrong to criticise the jury. Indeed had I been a member of the jury I would have lodged a complaint about him.<br />The jury asked questions which at least one member wanted answered. The questions were properly formulated-so at least one member had the nous to do so.<br />The judge replied to those and told the jury to have the courage to say if they could not reach a decision. It did so.<br />What is wrong with any of that? In other words the system worked perfectly.<br />No decision was reached-but so what? Sometimes it isn't-again an indication that the system works.<br />The jury system should be left alone-any introduction of "experts" will lead to abolition of trial by jury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-7436579708513757342013-02-21T20:24:52.308+00:002013-02-21T20:24:52.308+00:00"We do not know what happened in the jury roo..."We do not know what happened in the jury room in the Pryce case."<br /><br />We don't and I'm sure that's a problem. Juries probably rely heavily on the judge's summing up, so I wonder if they were confused to begin with. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.com